General Certificate of Education

January 2006
Advanced Level Examination

MATHEMATICS MFP4
Unit Further Pure 4

Monday 23 January 2006 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm

For this paper you must have:

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an 8-page answer book
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the blue AQA booklet of formulae and statistical tables
You may use a graphics calculator.

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions
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Use blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
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Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this
paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is MFP4.
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Answer all questions.
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All necessary working should be shown; otherwise marks for method may be lost.

Information
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The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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The marks for questions are shown in brackets.

Advice
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Unless stated otherwise, formulae may be quoted, without proof, from the booklet.

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Answer all questions.

1 Describe the geometrical transformation defined by the matrix

2 3
0:6 0 0:8
6 7
4 0 1 0 5 (3 marks)
0:8 0 0:6

2 The matrices P and Q are defined in terms of the constant k by

2 3 2 3
3 2 1 5 4 1
6 7 6 7
P ˆ 41 1 k 5 and Q ˆ 4 3 k 15
5 3 2 7 3 2

(a) Express det P and det Q in terms of k. (3 marks)

(b) Given that det…PQ† ˆ 16, find the two possible values of k. (4 marks)

2 3 2 3 2 3
2 0 4
6 7 6 7 6 7
3 (a) The plane P has equation r ˆ 4 5 5 ‡ l 4 3 5 ‡ m 4 1 5.
1 1 0

2 3 2 3
0 4
6 7 6 7
(i) Find a vector which is perpendicular to both 4 3 5 and 4 1 5. (2 marks)
1 0

(ii) Hence find an equation for P in the form r . n ˆ d: (2 marks)

0 2 31 2 3
1 3
B 6 7C 6 7
(b) The line L has equation @r 4 2 5A  4 0 5 ˆ 0:
6 1

2 3 2 3
2 3
6 7 6 7
Verify that r ˆ 4 2 5 ‡ t4 0 5is also an equation for L. (2 marks)
5 1

(c) Determine the position vector of the point of intersection of P and L. (4 marks)

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4 The vectors a, b and c are given by

aˆi j k, b ˆ 2i ‡ 3j k and c ˆ 4i j ‡ 5k

 
1 1 1 

 
(a) (i) Evaluate  2 3 1 : (2 marks)
 
4 1 5

(ii) Hence determine whether a, b and c are linearly dependent or independent.

(1 mark)

(b) (i) Evaluate b . c. (2 marks)

(ii) Show that b  c can be expressed in the form ma , where m is a scalar.

(2 marks)

(iii) Use these results to describe the geometrical relationship between a, b and c.
(1 mark)

(c) The points A, B and C have position vectors a, b and c respectively relative to an
origin O. The points O, A, B and C are four of the eight vertices of a cuboid.
Determine the volume of this cuboid. (2 marks)

5 The transformation T maps …x, y† to …x 0 , y 0 †, where

" # " #" #
x0 2 1 x
ˆ
y0 1 2 y

(a) Describe the difference between an invariant line and a line of invariant points of T.
(1 mark)
" #
2 1
(b) Evaluate the determinant of the matrix and describe the geometrical
1 2

significance of the result in relation to T. (2 marks)

(c) Show that T has a line of invariant points, and find a cartesian equation for this line.
(2 marks)

(d) (i) Find the image of the point …x, x ‡ c† under T. (2 marks)

(ii) Hence show that all lines of the form y ˆ x ‡ c , where c is an arbitrary
constant, are invariant lines of T. (2 marks)

(e) Describe the transformation T geometrically. (3 marks)

Turn over
s

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6 (a) Show that

 
1 1 1 

 
a b c  ˆ …a b†…b c†…c a† (5 marks)
 
 bc ca ab 

(b) (i) Hence, or otherwise, show that the system of equations

x‡ y‡ zˆp
3x ‡ 3y ‡ 5z ˆ q
15x ‡ 15y ‡ 9z ˆ r

has no unique solution whatever the values of p, q and r. (2 marks)

(ii) Verify that this system is consistent when 24p 3q r ˆ 0. (2 marks)

(iii) Find the solution of the system in the case where p ˆ 1, q ˆ 8 and r ˆ 0 .
(5 marks)

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2 3
1 1 1
6 7
7 The matrix M ˆ 4 3 3 1 5.
3 5 3
2 3 2 3
1 0
6 7 6 7
(a) Given that u ˆ 4 1 5 and v ˆ 4 1 5 are eigenvectors of M, find the eigenvalues
2 1
corresponding to u and v. (5 marks)

(b) Given also that the third eigenvalue of M is 1, find a corresponding eigenvector.
(6 marks)
2 3
1
6 7
(c) (i) Express the vector 4 2 5 in terms of u and v . (1 mark)
3
2 3
1
6 7
(ii) Deduce that Mn 4 2 5 ˆ l n u ‡ m n v , where l and m are scalar constants whose
3
values should be stated. (4 marks)

(iii) Hence prove that, for all positive odd integers n,

2 3 2 n3
1 2
n 6 7 6 7
M 425 ˆ 40 5 (3 marks)
3 2n

END OF QUESTIONS

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